India, Sept. 5 -- The Punjab cabinet meeting scheduled for Friday evening was cancelled due to chief minister Bhagwant Mann's illness.

The chief minister had convened the meeting at 4pm to discuss the flood situation and review relief and rescue operations in the state.

Sources said the meeting had to be called off as there was no improvement in his health condition.

Mann is suffering from viral fever and was unable to accompany Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal to flood-hit areas in Sultanpur Lodhi on Thursday.

However, there was no official word from the state government on the reason for cancelling the cabinet meeting.

Mann had been touring the flood-affected areas and meeting residents earlier this week befo...